On 27 November our Oslo Branch and our Young Professionals Branch co-organized an anniversary event in celebration of PMI marking its 50th anniversary in 2019.  PMI members were invited to present their own best projects, and we had four very different and very interesting presentations that truly represent the wide variety of projects that Project Managers are involved in.

• Beatriz Alonso Castro is a Marine Engineer and Naval Architect from Madrid Spain, and she was the winner of the 2019 Aspiring Project Leader of the Year Award for her contribution to the YME project.  YME Oil Field presentation in PDF format (1019 KB) . 
• Americo Pinto PMP, PMO-CC, is one of the main authorities in the PMO topic in the Americas, having more than 20 years’ experience as an International Speaker, Consultant, Researcher, Executive and Author.  Go Global presentation in PDF format (3.39 MB) .
• Sana Riahi, has an MSc in Industrial Economics from NTNU, and was the winner of the 2019 Project Manager of the Year award for PMI Norway Chapter for his work in this project.    pdfHandling Complexity presentation in PDF format (762 KB) .
• Moneer Barazi is from Syria and is a certified PMP. He holds a BA in economics and an MBA in strategic management.    pdfAI in Collective Intelligence presentation in PDF format (547 KB) .

 

For more details about the speakers and the focus of their presentations, go to the event description.

 

 

Over 30 PMI members and prospects joined the 3-hour event at Teknologihuset in Oslo, enjoying the excellent presentations and networking, accompanied by food and drinks. Everyone proudly wore the PMI50 badge!

 

Below: Speaker Beatriz Alonso Castro with PMI Norway Chapter YP President Lillian Rygg

 

Below: Volunteer Engagement Director Håvard Blø, PMI Norway Chapter YP President Lillian Rygg and speaker Sani Riahi.

 

Below: PMI Norway Chapter ECC Liaison Jan-Håvar Hansen with speaker Americo Pinto

 

Below: PMI Norway Chapter YP President Lillian Rygg, participant Raji Sivaraman, Leader of Oslo Branch Joan Frost Urstad and speaker Americo Pinto

 

Below: Oslo Branch Board Member Marit Husby, Auditing Committee Member Øyvind Johnsen, volunteer Lars Brække, Oslo Branch Board Member Lill-Ann Diserud

 

Below: Speaker Moneer Barazi and PMI Norway Chapter Vice President Barbro Ternsten

 

Below: Speaker Sana Riahi talking about how to handle complexity to an engaged audience